Is Woodbury Elementary a good school?

Woodbury Elementary ranks 3031 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Woodbury Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 336 students attended Woodbury Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Woodbury Elementary?

Students at Woodbury Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Woodbury Elementary

Summary:

Woodbury Elementary is a public elementary school in Garden Grove, California, serving 346 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, which is ranked 402 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Woodbury Elementary faces several challenges, including lower student academic performance compared to nearby schools. On Smarter Balanced Assessments, only 40% of Woodbury students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 30.63% were proficient in Mathematics, both significantly below the district and state averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 33.1%, much higher than the district average of 28.5%. Additionally, 89.6% of Woodbury students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

However, Woodbury's English Language Learner (ELL) students have performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5-10% of California elementary schools for ELL student performance. This suggests the school may have effective strategies in place to support its ELL population, despite the overall lower academic performance. Nearby schools, such as Excelsior Elementary, have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to address the challenges at Woodbury Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

11362 Woodbury Rd.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-3599

(714) 663-6461

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3031^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,829

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 336

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.9%

Asian:

24.7%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Woodbury Elementary ranks worse than 51.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 39^th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.48. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.9%), Asian (24.7%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Woodbury Elementary is 20.9, which is the 3^rd best among 44 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Woodbury Elementary employs 16 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Woodbury Elementary is $12,829, which is the 2^nd highest among 44 elementary schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Woodbury Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodbury Elementary 3031^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Woodbury Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Woodbury Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Woodbury Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	27.87	3373^rd	4809	29.9%
2005	30.03	3272^nd	4822	32.1%
2006	25.85	3601^st	4818	25.3%
2007	33.32	3339^th	5113	34.7%
2008	35.72	3221^st	5113	37.0%
2009	37.96	3182^nd	5193	38.7%
2010	39.75	3186^th	5314	40.0%
2011	40.38	3214^th	5377	40.2%
2012	44.19	2991^st	5390	44.5%
2013	48.64	2768^th	5530	49.9%
2015	44.90	2745^th	5611	51.1%
2016	50.51	2467^th	5614	56.1%
2017	52.15	2429^th	5692	57.3%
2018	59.93	2043^rd	5662	63.9%
2019	54.96	2318^th	5789	60.0%
2022	48.90	2585^th	5883	56.1%
2023	48.68	2596^th	5874	55.8%
2024	42.48	3031^st	5862	48.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Woodbury Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.84	552^nd	3246	83.0%
2019	71.76	487^th	3275	85.1%
2022	78.33	319^th	3311	90.4%
2023	85.19	197^th	3250	93.9%
2024	64.68	550^th	3160	82.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Woodbury Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.43	954^th	5084	81.2%
2019	74.16	966^th	5173	81.3%
2022	58.50	1767^th	5264	66.4%
2023	62.66	1587^th	5374	70.5%
2024	50.28	2375^th	5511	56.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Woodbury Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.84	1607^th	5413	70.3%
2019	59.77	1979^th	5492	64.0%
2022	57.58	2041^st	5635	63.8%
2023	53.61	2223^rd	5617	60.4%
2024	49.33	2442^nd	5605	56.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Woodbury Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.62	2466^th	5431	54.6%
2019	47.22	2593^rd	5510	52.9%
2022	36.12	3259^th	5663	42.5%
2023	42.64	2890^th	5650	48.8%
2024	37.34	3258^th	5636	42.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Woodbury Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	55.65	634^th	1149	44.8%
2022	60.61	581^st	1154	49.7%
2023	46.05	781^st	1190	34.4%
2024	57.18	651^st	1203	45.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Woodbury Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.61	1861^st	4830	61.5%
2019	43.73	2697^th	4963	45.7%
2022	42.08	2740^th	5084	46.1%
2023	41.88	2763^rd	5098	45.8%
2024	33.00	3497^th	5102	31.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Woodbury Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	207	16	161	282	1	n/a	n/a	0	667
1989	229	15	148	314	2	n/a	n/a	0	708
1990	187	14	136	328	3	n/a	n/a	0	668
1991	146	11	166	379	1	n/a	n/a	0	703
1992	131	16	191	459	2	n/a	n/a	0	799
1993	159	21	186	286	4	n/a	n/a	0	656
1994	183	12	208	288	1	n/a	n/a	0	692
1995	147	18	195	361	1	n/a	n/a	0	722
1996	147	18	195	361	1	n/a	n/a	0	722
1997	114	20	204	379	3	n/a	n/a	0	720
1998	101	16	198	363	3	n/a	n/a	0	681
1999	91	19	208	402	4	n/a	n/a	0	724
2000	83	19	227	427	1	n/a	n/a	0	757
2001	80	11	257	425	1	n/a	n/a	0	774
2002	41	15	161	447	1	n/a	n/a	0	665
2003	41	15	161	447	1	n/a	n/a	0	665
2004	43	11	169	479	1	n/a	n/a	0	703
2005	35	8	178	482	4	n/a	n/a	0	707
2006	42	5	159	479	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
2007	33	4	136	429	0	n/a	n/a	1	603
2008	19	8	115	435	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	577
2009	11	2	111	410	0	13	0	0	547
2010	10	2	115	379	0	18	1	0	525
2011	9	2	128	382	2	15	1	0	539
2012	12	2	119	357	3	7	0	0	500
2013	9	3	102	339	2	7	1	0	463
2014	10	2	82	336	2	5	3	0	440
2015	9	1	96	310	2	3	6	0	427
2016	11	0	89	313	1	1	20	0	435
2017	9	2	88	280	1	3	20	0	403
2018	8	2	96	264	1	2	14	0	387
2019	4	4	100	248	0	4	13	0	373
2020	5	4	92	254	0	1	11	0	367
2021	3	3	108	226	0	0	14	0	354
2022	2	2	94	238	0	3	6	0	345
2023	5	3	93	232	0	1	12	0	346
2024	2	3	83	235	0	2	11	0	336

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Woodbury Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	667	26.0	25.6	n/a
1989	708	27.0	26.2	n/a
1990	668	27.4	24.3	n/a
1991	703	27.8	25.2	n/a
1992	799	28.3	28.2	72.2
1993	656	27.0	24.3	54.6
1994	692	26.4	26.2	61.8
1995	722	27.0	26.7	60.5
1996	722	27.0	26.7	60.5
1997	720	29.0	24.8	65.3
1998	681	31.0	22.0	67.8
1999	724	33.0	21.9	60.2
2000	757	33.0	22.9	61.2
2001	774	34.0	22.8	62.4
2002	665	32.0	20.8	78
2003	665	32.0	20.8	78
2004	703	33.0	21.3	72.8
2005	707	33.0	21.4	72.3
2006	685	31.0	22.1	73.7
2007	603	28.0	21.5	68.6
2008	577	28.0	20.6	80.8
2009	547	25.0	21.0	83.2
2010	525	24.5	21.3	91.6
2011	539	n/a	n/a	84.6
2012	500	19.9	25.1	n/a
2013	463	18.9	24.4	88.8
2014	440	17.0	25.8	91.1
2015	427	16.0	26.6	90.2
2016	435	18.0	24.1	85.5
2017	403	18.0	22.3	87.3
2018	387	18.0	21.5	86.6
2019	373	17.5	21.3	82.3
2020	367	n/a	n/a	82.8
2021	354	16.6	21.2	83.3
2022	345	17.2	20.0	81.4
2023	346	15.0	22.9	89.6
2024	336	16.0	20.9	92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Woodbury Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	667	26.0	25.6	n/a
1989	708	27.0	26.2	n/a
1990	668	27.4	24.3	n/a
1991	703	27.8	25.2	n/a
1992	799	28.3	28.2	72.2
1993	656	27.0	24.3	54.6
1994	692	26.4	26.2	61.8
1995	722	27.0	26.7	60.5
1996	722	27.0	26.7	60.5
1997	720	29.0	24.8	65.3
1998	681	31.0	22.0	67.8
1999	724	33.0	21.9	60.2
2000	757	33.0	22.9	61.2
2001	774	34.0	22.8	62.4
2002	665	32.0	20.8	78
2003	665	32.0	20.8	78
2004	703	33.0	21.3	72.8
2005	707	33.0	21.4	72.3
2006	685	31.0	22.1	73.7
2007	603	28.0	21.5	68.6
2008	577	28.0	20.6	80.8
2009	547	25.0	21.0	83.2
2010	525	24.5	21.3	91.6
2011	539	n/a	n/a	84.6
2012	500	19.9	25.1	n/a
2013	463	18.9	24.4	88.8
2014	440	17.0	25.8	91.1
2015	427	16.0	26.6	90.2
2016	435	18.0	24.1	85.5
2017	403	18.0	22.3	87.3
2018	387	18.0	21.5	86.6
2019	373	17.5	21.3	82.3
2020	367	n/a	n/a	82.8
2021	354	16.6	21.2	83.3
2022	345	17.2	20.0	81.4
2023	346	15.0	22.9	89.6
2024	336	16.0	20.9	92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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